The City of Rockville’s RainScapes Rewards Program is designed to help residential owners improve stormwater runoff conditions on their property by utilizing approved stormwater management techniques. Projects are designed to slow rainwater runoff and reduce the amount of stormwater entering local streams, increase groundwater supply, and reduce chemical and nutrient pollutants entering local streams. The program currently offers rebates for rain barrel installations and the replacement of turf grass with conservation landscaping techniques utilizing native plants.
Rainwater harvesting equipment captures rainwater runoff and reduces the amount of stormwater entering local streams, which leads to reduced chemical and nutrient pollutants entering waterways. Another environmental benefit of this equipment is water use for irrigation during droughts. The RainScapes Rewards Program began March 1, 2008. Projects completed prior to March 1, 2008 are not eligible. At this time, financial rewards will be granted to residential properties for the installation of rain barrels. Residential properties are offered a financial rebate of $50 per rain barrel for up to four (4) rain barrels. If you are interested in obtaining and using a rain barrel, please download the application and agreement forms.
Para información en Español, por favor clic aquí: RainScapes Application (Solicitud de Reintegro para Barriles de lluvia) y RainScapes Property Owner Agreement (Contrato de Propietario para RainScapes Rewards).
Learn why rain barrels are a tool to protect City watersheds. Participants will receive information on how to buy, install and maintain rain barrels. The trainings are open on a first-come, first-served basis and registration is required. To register, call the RainScapes Coordinator at 240-314-8877 or e-mail rainscapes@rockvillemd.gov.
Spring Training Sessions Training Materials: Participant Handouts and Presentation Slides (4.7MB). 
Conservation landscaping is the removal of turf grass and replacement with plant species that have more extensive, deeper root systems. This, coupled with adequate mulching, may slow the flow of storm water run-off and allow for more groundwater recharge, while trapping nutrients and other pollutants in the soil for uptake by the plants. In conservation landscaping, preference is often given to native plants that attract pollinators. Additionally, those species with invasive properties are intentionally excluded. The conservation landscaping component of the RainScapes Rewards Program began July 1, 2009. Projects completed prior to July 1, 2009, are not eligible. Residents are offered a financial rebate of up to $500 for using conservation landscaping techniques that may include replacing 500 square feet of turf grass (to include three-fourths native plants of total number of plants) and removing non-native invasive plants on their residential property.
If you are interested in utilizing Conservation Landscaping methods and receiving a rebate, please download the application and agreement forms.
Learn how utilizing conservation landscaping techniques helps to protect City watersheds. Participants will receive information on conservation landscaping techniques, including how to select, install and maintain native plants. The trainings are open on a first-come, first-served basis and registration is required. To register, call the RainScapes Coordinator at 240-314-8877 or e-mail rainscapes@rockvillemd.gov.
Training Sessions Training Materials: Presentation Slides (4.45MB) Invasive Plant Training
Learn about Rockville's Baker's Dirty Dozen. We will explore why invasive plants are bad for the environment and learn identification and removal techniques. May 26 Wed 7-8 p.m. Croydon Creek Nature Center The RainScapes program will be administered through the Environmental Management Division of the Department of Public Works. To learn more about the rebates, call the RainScapes Coordinator at 240-314-8877 or e-mail rainscapes@rockvillemd.gov. | 
